‘Vivi and Grandpa On the Day of Departure’ is out now in Japan.
Square Enix has just released a picture-book prequel to its beloved PlayStation RPG Final Fantasy IX in Japan, for mark the series’s 25th anniversary (thanks Famitsu!).
The book, which is called Vivi and Grandpa On the Day of Departure, is the work of Final Fantasy IX’s event designer Kazuhiko Aoki and the game’s character designer Toshiyuki Itahana, with Aoki providing the story and Itahana handling the art. This is the pair’s second Final Fantasy-based picture book, with the two previously collaborating on Chocobo and the Airship, which was originally published in 2021 in Japan (and later on in 2023 in other regions).
Read the full article on timeextension.com
‘Vivi and Grandpa On the Day of Departure’ is out now in Japan.
Square Enix has just released a picture-book prequel to its beloved PlayStation RPG Final Fantasy IX in Japan, for mark the series’s 25th anniversary (thanks Famitsu!).
The book, which is called Vivi and Grandpa On the Day of Departure, is the work of Final Fantasy IX’s event designer Kazuhiko Aoki and the game’s character designer Toshiyuki Itahana, with Aoki providing the story and Itahana handling the art. This is the pair’s second Final Fantasy-based picture book, with the two previously collaborating on Chocobo and the Airship, which was originally published in 2021 in Japan (and later on in 2023 in other regions).
Read the full article on timeextension.com
